BBC report: A church made of junk in Spain
A video report from the BBC website:
A man in Spain has spent almost 50 years building a church entirely from scrap, after he was expelled from a monastery after he contracted tuberculosis.
Justo Gallego, 85, says the construction in Mejorada del Campo is an “act of faith” but others warn it’s a huge folly – and say that the building, which has never had planning permission, could be pulled down.
This is brilliant. I love Spains palpable edge of lawlessness. If he’d tried this in Scotland it would’ve been torn town in seconds by a bureaucratic jobsworth from the council’s planning department.
Our friends in Milton, North Glasgow, are trying to build a church with recycled materials and have funding for design and research, but it will be a while before it’s up and running. Visit http://www.lovemilton.org/ to find out more.